For about a week after Jack’s autism diagnosis, I rode a pretty strong tidal wave of emotion. I was expecting things to be more matter-of-fact; after all, I’ve known my kid for 12 years and a new label doesn’t change…

It took me a long time to get this autism evaluation for Jack. It wasn’t because of any problems with our healthcare coverage; most of the delay was due to my own trepidation. Some of my hesitancy had to do…

A couple of months before Jack’s 12th birthday, I submitted a request to his pediatrician to get an autism evaluation. I’ll save the explanation as to what things prompted me to do this for another time/post, but I will say…